With the raid on Ikedaya, the Shinsengumi's fame has soared overnight. While on a recruiting trip in Edo, Kondo and the others speak to Ito Kashitaro, who then joins the Shinsengumi. Kondo admires Ito, but the other men harbor more complicated reactions to the situation—Sannan, in particular. While he is still a lieutenant commander, he's unable to follow the path of a swordsman, and with Ito installed as their military adviser, he feels more and more that there is no place for him in the Shinsengumi. Chizuru is worried about him. Then, one day, things take an unexpected turn...
If only we could find Kodo-san...
...لو نستطيع إيجاد كودو-سان فقط
Wenn wir doch nur
Kodo-san finden würden …
Si encontráramos a Kodo…
Si encontráramos a Kodo…
Il suffirait de retrouver
sire Kôdô,
Se solo riuscissimo a trovare Koudou-san...
Se nós encontrássemos o Kodo-san...
Если бы мы нашли Кодо…